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I published music on Tidal to test MQA - MQA Review

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What it is

GoldenSound publishes music on Tidal to test MQA, a deep dive into the format's claims and problems including its leaky filter. Testing begins around the 5:45 mark.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited in audio-streaming threads as a critical breakdown showing MQA is neither lossless nor transparent.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “the video breakdowns I've watched on MQA are interesting listens even as someone who doesn't use Tidal.”

    Interesting breakdown of MQA even for non-Tidal users.

    throw_nbvc1234, 2021-05 · Recommendation · in “Apple Music Announces Spatial Audio and Lossless Audio”

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Topics: mqa, tidal, lossless audio, audio testing, hi-fi

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